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Entering a wonderful time–a time to share and give thanks, we would like to thank you for all your support during this time and give you a special present during Thanksgiving 2018. Several international festivals are giving special discounts, between 35%-45%, valid for five days,

Following an incredibly successful festival run, Alfonso Cuarón‘s Roma is hitting big screens right on time for family, friends, and Thanksgiving break. A glorious cinematic feast that Cuarón himself considers his “most essential film,” Roma is kicking off its limited theatrical release this Wednesday at the IFC Center and The Landmark at 57 West. Mexico’s Oscar submission

DECADE OF FIRE World Premiere November 10, 2018 Get Your Tickets Here A Letter from Vivian Vasquez “Dear Friends, On behalf of the producer of Decade of Fire, I am both excited and humbled to invite you to join us for the film’s World Premiere

MONROVIA, INDIANA explores a small town in rural, mid-America and illustrates how values like community service, duty, spiritual life, generosity and authenticity are formed, experienced and lived along with conflicting stereotypes. The film gives a complex and nuanced view of daily life in Monrovia and

The New School Student Health Services is having a film screening of the documentary “Rocío” by Dario Guerrero along with a discussion afterward. We will be discussing topics such s immigration, accessibility to health, dynamics of family and universities, and POC presence in universities. This

THE ELEVENTH RUSDOCFILMFEST-3W, ANNUAL RUSSIAN INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK will take place in Manhattan on October 19-21, 2018. In the last 10 years the festival has screened over 200 riveting documentaries created by filmmakers from across the USA and Eastern Europe. The

The Eleventh Annual RusDocFilmFest-3W will take place on October 19-21, 2018, at the DCTV Center (87 Lafayette St., Manhattan), and the School of Visual Arts (SVA; 136 W. 21st St., Manhattan). This year the festival will present documentaries whose productions were supported by the United

FPWA and Children of Promise invite you to a free community screening of the critically acclaimed documentary: Crime + Punishment Friday October 19, 2018 2pm to 5pm Children of Promise 54 MacDonough Street Brooklyn, NY 11216 Crime + Punishment chronicles the remarkable efforts and struggles

Extraordinary People – CALL FOR PITCHES FOR NY POST Description: Looking for short documentaries on the world’s most interesting, peculiar and extraordinary people for our website, social feeds and Facebook Watch channel. Check out the FB site for reference: https://www.facebook.com/ExtraordinaryPeople/ Subjects should have a visual aspect

The Margaret Mead Film Festival at the American Museum of Natural History will take place October 18-21, if you’re interested in attending please click here for the full slate of film screenings and events. About the Mead The American Museum of Natural History’s Margaret Mead Film Festival, occurring

Help seed a national conversation around issues of race, education and equity. Real talk that leads to real action that leads to real change. Lang’s Civic Engagement and Social Justice Program has been offered a select amount of seats to the exclusive NYC screening of America

Alicia Ortiz is looking to connect with a student to do some work on a film project to document the construction of the most futuristic townhouse in Manhattan about to begin construction on the Upper West Side. The townhouse will be under construction for the

Upcoming in the next two weeks: Cinema Tropical is presenting a special screening of the music documentary Badi on the acclaimed Brazilian guitarist Badi Assad as part of our Music+Film: Brazil series at Guild Hall in East Hampton. Check their website for more screenings and times. BADI ‘MUSIC+FILM: BRAZIL’ Wednesday, July 6, 4pm

For Women Who Identify With Being Victims of Relationship Abuse. Casting is now open for a short documentary that seeks to explore women’s stories of abuse, to open up other’s eyes on the scope and severity of the issue in an effort to drive change.

Dear Filmmakers, Documentary & Short International Movie Award (DSIMA) is calling for all documentary filmmakers and filmmakers specializing in short films to boost their excellent work! The Festival is about to close for this year round, and it is giving the last call to enter

DARK MONEY, a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. The film takes viewers to Montana—a frontline in the fight to preserve fair elections nationwide—to follow an intrepid

This is the first call to World Documentary Awards. Grab the chance for the lowest submission fee. The festival is opened for professionals and newcomers in the industry globally. Various languages with English subtitles or dubbing are welcome. The Festival greets all documentary filmmakers to

Andrew Lewis, a 2012 Media Studies graduate, has a short experimental documentary, “Going to the Store,” premiering at the American Documentary Film Festival on Tuesday, April 10. Cinematography was done by 2014 Media Studies graduate, Gulab Singh. “GOING TO THE STORE is an experimental ‘hybrid’ documentary

UnionDocs is seeking applicants for our 5-week Summer Documentary Lab and 10-month Collaborative Studio. Both programs offer a unique platform for exploring and expanding current approaches to the documentary arts. Though meeting influential filmmakers and being in a structured space for creative practice, fellows have

SMS Faculty Member Kathleen Sweeney Collaborates as Communications Consultant with Director Helen Whitney on Her Latest PBS Documentary, “Into The Night” a lyrical exploration of mortality. Through the lens of astrophysics, art, cryonics, near death experiences and green burials, nine individuals from all walks of

Margaret Galbraith, a graduate of the first Documentary Studies class at the New School completed her first feature-length documentary, Stickman. Stickman has shown in number of film festivals across the country and on Friday, March 16th, Stickman will have it’s New York Premiere at the Cinema

Disarming Films is working on a feature length documentary produced by Paramount Pictures about the Women’s Movement following 3 strong female activists. They are looking for assistance with edit room tasks including using Avid to sync transcripts, subtitling footage, and researching archival. Fluent Spanish, knowledge

Rake Films is an award-winning production company producing non-fiction films and multimedia stories that connect people, challenge notions and explore perspectives across the world. Take a look at their work here: rakefilms.com Rake Films is looking for a driven, sharp, fun-loving intern to join their

The GIDEST lab (Graduate Institute for Design, Ethnography & Social Thought) is hosting a discussion with 2017-18 GIDEST Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor at Mannes School of Music, Tanya Kalmanovitch, of her multimedia theatrical performance “The Tar Sands Song Book.” It will take place in room 411, 63 Fifth Avenue, on Friday, December 1. Seminar participants are asked to prepare

UnionDocs is looking for intern candidates who study or work in film production, curation, or theory, with a vested interest in nonfiction media, programming, events, production, and storytelling. Since we are a small nonprofit, interns are an essential part of helping the space run smoothly.